I recently read that different codec packs such as CCCP, K-Lite, madVR produce different quality images. Does anyone know if one is better then the other or if they all are the same? I primarily am ...

I got a tablet for X-mas (windows 8) and tried to play some video with VLC on it and most won't play mp4 mkv etc, on my laptop the same files will play in VLC, so I assume it to be a codec problem
I ...

I have a Windows Server 2008R2 SP1 VM that has somehow lost its Media Foundation AAC Transform. I discovered this when certain .MOVs with AAC streams were not behaving as expected.
I opened TopoEdit ...

so the idea is: I want to convert every.single.video I have in a 1 terabyte drive to a format that my Chromecast can play (https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/media) and I'll happily leaving my ...

I have a Home Theater PC (HTPC) running Windows 7 Media Center. I'm using SiliconDust CableCard adapters to record programming like a DVR. Works great!
I'd like to view some of the recorded programs ...

I am trying to convert input.mp4 video to output.mkv using vp9 codec.
I have install development version of ffmpeg via: brew install ffmpeg --devel.
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vcodec vp9 output.mkv
But I ...

is it possible to do partial edits to each frame of video (e.g. adding a logo) without transcoding? And save video with the same format?
I mean, pixel positions of each frame are calculable; so is it ...

I'm using CamStudio Portable and there aren't any good codecs integrated.
So additionally you need to install a good one like ffdshow tryouts.
Q1: It is possible to use a codec without installing it ...

I have created a 1 bit per pixel video (.avi) on windows XP (The way I created it is not important because it works), and I have played the video with the default Windows Media Player of Windows XP ...

I've got 14 PNG images (here but not important) that I want to put into a 2 minute loop at 15 fps.
Photoshop CS3 seemed the best tool for this so I opened them as an image sequence* and did File -> ...

I'm interested in transcoding a video I own for use as a screensaver; size isn't an issue, but I want to stress the processor and video card as little as possible as far as video decoding goes.
What ...

I use the K-lite mega codec pack. I guess AMD's are the same as k-lite, but I'm truly really unsure. Should I install it together with K-lite? Sincerely, I don't know what is it.
I have searched at ...

I have been trying to use FFmpeg utility to convert a avi file using DNxHD to mxf format.
I am using "FFmpeg" with params as following:
ffmpeg -i ccvt_box.avi -vcodec dnxhd -video_size 1920x1080 -r ...

I need to encode a short video in a format that can be played with windows media player on windows xp without installing any additional codecs. For the recoding process I'm using ffmpeg.
I've already ...

I am Sorenson Squeeze user. How should I modify these options in H.264 codec to result best, highest output video quality? (I don't mind and don't care about encoding speed or CPU performance. just ...

I have large (4 GB each) HD video files (.avi) recorded using Fraps.
What application and codec (freeware) can I use to encode these videos and make them smaller?
I'd like my videos to be watchable ...

I am using the VideoLAN player (portable) on a Windows XP computer on which I have regular user privileges. I can't install software of any sort, so the answer to my problem can't be about changing ...

I'm processing user-uploaded videos on a CentOS web server with ffmpeg. I need to convert each video to a standard size and format, then extract a 30-second sample clip from each video. I want to use ...

We're a small non-profit and we're authoring some data DVDs with some instructional videos on them (mostly Powerpoint and video screen captures).
Some of our users may be computer novices, others may ...

I posted a question earlier (http://superuser.com/questions/271028/win-7-computer-locks-up-when-dragging-large-video-files-in-explorer-or-closing) but it seems that the issue isn't with the codecs. By ...

My company takes in video files from film makers and compresses them via ffmpeg for streaming over the internet. Ffmpeg supports many video formats, but doesn't support some (e.g. Apple ProRes).
Is ...